Abstract
On the basis of a longitudinal study, the aim of this paper is to examine the life and work of Yukio Mishima (1925–1970) in an attempt to understand the creative genius of this renowned Japanese author who took his own life by committing seppuku. Does the key to understanding Mishima lie in his work, in his life, or in his suicide? Was he a manic-depressive? An exhibitionist obsessed with beauty, death and glory? A terrorist? A megalomaniac? Attempts have been made to pigeonhole him into different categories, but he remains an enigma. How can clinical psychologists understand the entangled complexity of all this? What can be deduced from the kaleidoscope of possible diagnoses?
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